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J. NOSWORTHY.

CARTRIDGE BELT.

No. 356,493. Patented Jan. 25, 1887.

VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII/IIIIJI JAMES NOSVVORTHY, OF BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO,CANADA.

CARTRIDGE=BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0 Letters Patent No 356,493, dated January25, 1887.

Application filed July 16, 1886. Serial No. 208,211. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES N OSWORTHY, a subject of Her Majesty the Queenof Great Britain, residing at Belleville, in the county of Hastings, inthe Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Cartridge-Belts, of

Figure 1 is a general view of the belt,showing the outer portion. Fig. 2shows the edge or top portion of the same. Fig. 3 is a crosssection ofthe belt. Fig. 4 is acrosssection of the sliding thimble.

Similar letters refer to siinilarparts through.

out the several views.

a is a strap,which forms the main portion of.

the belt, having at one end a buckle, Z), to re ceive the other end, 0,so that it may be worn around the waist or over the shoulder.

d is a second strap, which is considerably narrower than a, and passesalong the former to form the loops, which receive the cartridges e e.

f are sliding thiinbles, which slip over the straps a and d, and toreceive the latter an offset, g, is made in the face of the thinible, sothat both willpass through it. The two straps should be of sufficientthickness to fill the opening and fit tight in the thimble, in order toprevent the strap d from drawing too easily. An opening, 71, is made inthe face of the thiinble, and through this the strap d is pulled to forma loop for the cartridge, as shown at c. When this is. done, a cartridgeis put in, as

shown at i, and the strap,by being pulled on, will squeeze tightlyaround it. Then another loop is formed in the same manner between thethimloles, as shown at j, and another cartridge put in and held in thesame way. This is repeated until the belt is filled. Then the surplusend of the strap (Z is coiled, as shown at It, and is there fastened bythe string Z, or other suitable means. This coil is left in reserve forlarge cartridges, which require the greatest length of strap. If thebelt be only partly filled with cartridges, the strap d can be drawnstraight under thethinibles, asshown at m. By these means I overcome thedifficulty of always having a belt to fit but one size cartridge, as isexperienced in the old make; but with mine any size cartridge can beworn, or two or more sizes at the sametime, if necessary.

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is V 1. The combination, with a cartridge-belt, of an adjustable orsliding thimble to receive the strap constituting the belt, the saidthimble formed with an offset in its face to also receive anarrowerstrap, and having an opening in the said face so that thenarrower strap may be drawn through to form a loop to receive thecartridge, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination, with the cartridge-belt, of two or more adjustableor sliding thimbles to receive the strap constituting the belt, the saidthinibles formed with an offset in their faces to also receive anarrower strap, that a loop may be formed by the said strap between twoof the said thiinbles to receive the cartridge, as and for the purposespecified.

JAMES NOSWORTHY.

Witnesses:

T. O. BOLGER, F. J. H. HAZARD.

